Top Obesity – Weight Loss Surgery Istanbul, Turkey | Best Clinics, Surgeons & Prices

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Detailed examination of your body
Final discussion about your treatment procedure

For gastric sleeve in Istanbul: Operation time is about 1 hour and hospital stay time is 2-4 days.
For laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding in Istanbul: Operation time is about 1 hour and hospital stay time is 2–4 days.
For gastric balloon in Istanbul: Operation time is about 15–30 minutes and hospital stay is a couple of hours.
For gastric bypass in Istanbul: Operation time is about 1.5-2 hours and hospital stay time is 2–4 days.
For laparoscopic gastric surgery: Operation time is about 1-1.5 hours and hospital stay time is 2–4 days.

Control examination
Your attending physician will discuss details with you
Your doctor gives information about instructions.

Of course, we’ll also take care of you after your treatment!
Our medical consultants will take care of you for 1 year after the surgery. If you need any assistance, if you have questions, you can contact our staff. We will ask you to send pictures to see the progress 2 weeks, 2 months, 6 months and 1 year after the operation.

For the first few days, the diet should consist of only liquid foods.
In the first weeks after bariatric surgery, you will have a special diet, which will be introduced to you by a dietitian. It will be liquid and mashed food (mainly meat or curd products). You should eat a few tablespoons every 1.5 hours. In addition, you should drink at least 1200 ml of fluid per day. During the first four weeks, several products shouldn’t consumed (for example, alcoholic beverages, honey).
In the postoperative period, you should also carefully monitor the nutritional value and calorie content of the diet.
After the operation, there will be several small incisions in the abdomen, carefully stitched with high-quality materials. You can move around without fear of the stitches falling apart.
When you leave hospital, the stitches will have sterile labels on them. Your doctor will tell you when to remove the stitches.
During the first few weeks of rehabilitation, you shouldn’t lift weights or do strenuous work. Also, you shouldn’t do any heavy physical activities for 2 months. You can return to work after 2 weeks if your job doesn’t involve heavy physical work.

A gastric sleeve or laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy is a weight loss surgery, in which part of the stomach is removed and the remainder after surgery functions as a new smaller stomach. The stomach is an organ that acts as a temporary food reservoir and also produces hormones such as gastrin and ghrelin. Ghrelin is associated with hunger. Therefore, removing a large portion of the organ can alter the production of the hunger hormone. After gastric sleeve, the patient’s food intake is reduced and the patient is more satisfied. This is a bariatric surgery that helps patients lose 50 to 70 percent of their excess weight.

The balloon is a smooth balloon made of high quality silicone rubber. It is inserted to the stomach of patient as a method of obesity treatment. The balloon has a radiopaque valve through which it is filled with water. The volume of injected liquid is set only once, at the time of installation. You cannot add or remove a little extra liquid. As a rule, a standard volume of 500 ml is injected. This volume is used by most specialists. The presence of a balloon in the stomach leads to the fact that it fills a significant part of its volume. Consequently, the amount of food that a person can eat decreases. In addition, the inflated balloon stretches the stomach wall, which leads to irritation of the satiety receptors. This irritation leads to the early onset of feelings of fullness.

In Turkey, salary and cost of living are lower than in Europe, in addition, the government supports the health sector. Therefore, a weight loss surgeries like Sleeve Gastrectomy can be done in Turkey without compromising on quality and standard, with lower costs at much cheaper prices.

With over 2 million medical tourists per year, Turkey is one of the three world leaders in health tourism. Experienced doctors, together with a professional team, take care of patients expertly and competently. With approximately 86 million population, Turkey ranks 17th in the world in terms of population. Doctors have a lot of practical experience compared to other countries, which makes them competent professionals. It is safe to have Obesity Treatment in Turkey.

You save money and costs, benefit from international quality and avoid long waiting times. In Turkey, you get the appointment for your Obesity Treatment at short notice, in Germany you have to wait weeks. The short flight time from Europe is another advantage.

You’re a good candidate for a weight loss surgery if your body mass index (BMI) is from 35 to 40 or more, if you have concomitant diseases (high blood pressure, diabetes mellitus, sleep apnea, arthritis), if you are obese for at least 3 years, if you do not have hormonal diseases (Hypothyroidism, adrenal diseases), if, despite drug and dietary therapy, weight loss does not occur for at least 1 year, if you are not addicted to alcohol or drugs, if you understand the method used and are able to adapt after surgery.

You’re a good candidate for Gastric Balloon if your body mass index (BMI) is from 27 to 40, if you don’t want to have surgery, you don’t have a hernia or stomach ulcer, you haven’t had stomach surgery, you don’t have mental illness, and you don’t have alcohol or drug addiction, if you understand the method used and are able to adapt after procedure.

You are not a good candidate for Sleeve Gastrectomy if your BMI is less than 34, you have drug and/or alcohol addiction, you’re under 16 or over 75 years old, you have a history of heart disease or severe lung problems, chronic pancreatitis (or have a history of this), cirrhosis of the liver, autoimmune disease such as systemic lupus erythematous, blood disorder which increases your risk of heavy bleeding.

Bariatric surgeries are performed for people between the ages of 18 and 65. BMI values must be 35 and above. For people under the age of 18, the degree of obesity and the presence of the above diseases are important also parental consent is required along with a doctor’s decision. For people over 65, the health status and the need for surgery are assessed (problems associated with a person’s weight and problems that have arisen).

Today, gastric sleeves, laparoscopic gastric bypass and lap gastric bands are typically covered by most major insurance companies in case you have a medical indication for the surgery.

Patients reach their lowest weight 1.5–2 years after surgery, having lost 75–80% of their excess weight. In general, this result is still not stable, and the majority of patients gain 5-10 kg in weight, and then the weight stabilizes. But the result mostly depends on the patient. If you don’t follow post-surgery instructions any more and eat more, you can gain weight again.

Most patients lose weight very quickly following surgery. You should start to notice significant weight loss after just a few weeks.

A liquid diet is recommended for the first 1–2 weeks after surgery to avoid stomach leakage. The transition to solid food will occur in stages, for the next 2 weeks you will be able to eat soft, puréed food in small portions 5 times a day. You must consume a lot of water. Be sure to eat slowly and chew more. For the first 2 weeks, it is advisable not to lift more than 4 kg of weight. Due to the rapid weight loss, the skin becomes saggy. If you are thinking about plastic surgery, you can plan for it no earlier than 12–24 months after the surgery.

For the first few days, the diet should consist of only liquid foods. After that, you can start trying semi-solid, and then solid foods in 1–2 weeks. In the first days after the procedure, nausea and discomfort are possible. Within a week, the stomach should get used to the balloon. Certain types of food can cause discomfort or even nausea. After 6–12 months, the balloon will be removed from the stomach in the same way as it was inserted. First, the brine will be pumped out, then the compressed silicone balloon is removed. If you and the surgeon feel that the process should be repeated for best results, then this can be done after a short break of 2 months.

Since the procedure is performed under general or local anesthesia, the patient does not experience any pain during the operation. In the first few days after the operation, slight pain may occur, but this can be treated well with conventional painkillers.

Of course, after Obesity Surgery, you can become pregnant and give birth. Pregnancy after surgery can be planned in 16–18 months.

During gastric sleeve resection, three-quarters of the organ is removed, and the remaining sac is in the shape of a sleeve. Due to the degree of surgical invasion, the gastric sleeve cannot be completely restored to its original size. The volume of the stomach decreases, so the production of the hormone of hunger also decreases accordingly. This ensures that small meals are consumed for the rest of your life, which means that weight loss is as reliable and permanent as surgery.

Depending on the type of activity, patients return to work 1-4 weeks after such an operation. If you work in an office, you can be back at work in a week or two.

During the entire period of treatment and surgery, patients usually experience stress and anxiety, in addition, after surgery, the amount of food taken is reduced, which can, in general, affect hair loss. Hair loss is temporary.

With obesity surgery, the closed laparoscopic technique is typically used. The number of holes used in laparoscopic surgery may vary depending on the patient’s condition. Each hole is 1-1.5 cm and these holes are closed by aesthetic methods. After the operation, a very small scar may remain, but these marks do not cause any aesthetic problems.

Of course, you will be in regular contact with your doctor, who will be available to answer any questions you may have. You will be in regular contact with your attending physician, who will be available to answer any questions you may have. Based on the photos you send him, the progress is monitored and discussed together with you. Our competent team is available for you to answer your questions at any time.